Jorge Fons

director, writer, second unit director or assistant director

Jorge Fons was born on Apr 23, 1939 in Mexico. Jorge Fons's big-screen debut came with Jory directed by Jorge Fons in 1973. Jorge Fons is known for Midaq Alley directed by Jorge Fons, Ernesto Gómez Cruz stars as Don Ru and María Rojo as Doña Cata. Jorge Fons has got 17 awards and 10 nominations so far. The most recent award Jorge Fons achieved is Ariel Awards, Mexico. The upcoming new movie Jorge Fons plays is The Attempt Dossier which will be released on Aug 27, 2010.

Fons studied film production in the Universitary Center of Film Studies at National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), belonging to the very first generation of Mexican directors who studied to become filmmakers. His short film Caridad (1973) -part of the trilogy Fe Esperanza y Caridad (1973)- is still considered one of the best movies in Mexican cinema. His career has peaked recently with two of the most remarkable films of recent Mexican movie history: Rojo amanecer (1989) and El El Callejón de los Milagros (1995).